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Odd XP Vista Network Issue

microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking sharing

I went through a lot of the problems I have seen here where the XP and Vista
computers can't see each other and such. Downloaded all the patches and set
all the permissions on both machines. Have full access XP machine to Vista.
Where my problem is, when I do discovery from the Vista machine, it detects
the XP machine as a "Media Device". I can play all of my music files on my
Vista system that are on the XP system, but I am unable to access any other
files on the XP system. I have the full C drive set as shared, but only the
media files show up across the network. Anyone else encounter this problem
and find a solution?

"Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10C358C2-6A1A-4CD9-9CD9-951F599A0EB3@microsoft.com...
>I went through a lot of the problems I have seen here where the XP and
>Vista
> computers can't see each other and such. Downloaded all the patches and
> set
> all the permissions on both machines. Have full access XP machine to
> Vista.
> Where my problem is, when I do discovery from the Vista machine, it
> detects
> the XP machine as a "Media Device". I can play all of my music files on
> my
> Vista system that are on the XP system, but I am unable to access any
> other
> files on the XP system. I have the full C drive set as shared, but only
> the
> media files show up across the network. Anyone else encounter this
> problem
> and find a solution?

Not having a problem accessing the Vista computer from XP it is the other way
around, the XP computer is only detected as a "Media Device"

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> You may want to use icacls utility to check the permissions on the C drive.
>
> Vista Permission IssuesPost Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:14 am Post subject:
> How to: check permissions using Vista icacls command, Reply with quote . ...
> www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistapermission.htm
>
> How to use icacls
> http://msvistahowto.googlepages.com/
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10C358C2-6A1A-4CD9-9CD9-951F599A0EB3@microsoft.com...
> >I went through a lot of the problems I have seen here where the XP and
> >Vista
> > computers can't see each other and such. Downloaded all the patches and
> > set
> > all the permissions on both machines. Have full access XP machine to
> > Vista.
> > Where my problem is, when I do discovery from the Vista machine, it
> > detects
> > the XP machine as a "Media Device". I can play all of my music files on
> > my
> > Vista system that are on the XP system, but I am unable to access any
> > other
> > files on the XP system. I have the full C drive set as shared, but only
> > the
> > media files show up across the network. Anyone else encounter this
> > problem
> > and find a solution?
>

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:31:00 -0800, Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>I went through a lot of the problems I have seen here where the XP and Vista
>computers can't see each other and such. Downloaded all the patches and set
>all the permissions on both machines. Have full access XP machine to Vista.
>Where my problem is, when I do discovery from the Vista machine, it detects
>the XP machine as a "Media Device". I can play all of my music files on my
>Vista system that are on the XP system, but I am unable to access any other
>files on the XP system. I have the full C drive set as shared, but only the
>media files show up across the network. Anyone else encounter this problem
>and find a solution?

"Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E5C07C4-DEEA-4549-A81A-C464848C09F3@microsoft.com...
> Not having a problem accessing the Vista computer from XP it is the other
> way
> around, the XP computer is only detected as a "Media Device"
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> You may want to use icacls utility to check the permissions on the C
>> drive.
>>
>> Vista Permission IssuesPost Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:14 am Post
>> subject:
>> How to: check permissions using Vista icacls command, Reply with quote .
>> ...
>> www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistapermission.htm
>>
>> How to use icacls
>> http://msvistahowto.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:10C358C2-6A1A-4CD9-9CD9-951F599A0EB3@microsoft.com...
>> >I went through a lot of the problems I have seen here where the XP and
>> >Vista
>> > computers can't see each other and such. Downloaded all the patches
>> > and
>> > set
>> > all the permissions on both machines. Have full access XP machine to
>> > Vista.
>> > Where my problem is, when I do discovery from the Vista machine, it
>> > detects
>> > the XP machine as a "Media Device". I can play all of my music files
>> > on
>> > my
>> > Vista system that are on the XP system, but I am unable to access any
>> > other
>> > files on the XP system. I have the full C drive set as shared, but
>> > only
>> > the
>> > media files show up across the network. Anyone else encounter this
>> > problem
>> > and find a solution?
>>

Michael;515833 Wrote:
> I went through a lot of the problems I have seen here where the XP and
> Vista
> computers can't see each other and such. Downloaded all the patches and
> set
> all the permissions on both machines. Have full access XP machine to
> Vista.
> Where my problem is, when I do discovery from the Vista machine, it
> detects
> the XP machine as a "Media Device". I can play all of my music files on
> my
> Vista system that are on the XP system, but I am unable to access any
> other
> files on the XP system. I have the full C drive set as shared, but only
> the
> media files show up across the network. Anyone else encounter this
> problem
> and find a solution?

Recently bought a new Sony Laptop and had the same problem with my
network and two XP desktops. After several hours of wrestling with the
problem I eventually undeleted the trial copy of Norton Security
software and everything was immdiately sorted out. Both XP computers are
still show as 'media devices' but are also shown as network computers
and I have full access to shared files, printers etc.